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Seaham, Durham.—At 9.45 on the night of the 13th of July, 1949, the coastguard telephoned a message from Cullercoats Radio Station that a vessel was in distress, four miles east of Seaham Harbour, and the life-boat Elizabeth Witts Allen was...

The life-boat, Prichard Frederick Gainer, is returning from service on the 13th of last July. - View image in PDF

Countisbury Hill can be seen in the background.. - View image in PDF

GREEK VESSEL AGROUND At n.20 p.m. on 6th September, 1964, a message was received over the radiotelephone from Humber radio station that a small vessel, aground half a mile from Spurn Point, was asking for assistance.

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JULY 27TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.

The Belgian salvage vessel Zeehond had gone ashore, but she got off without the help of the life-boat. - Rewards, £6 13s..

Length. Breadth. No. of Oars. When Stationed or Named. No, ENOLAMT). Ft In. Ft. In. NORTHUMBERLAND BERWICK-ON-TWEED - - - 37 - 8 - 12 1888 1 HOLY ISLAND — No. 1 _ - — 34 - 8 3 ...

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 137 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 29 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to May 31st, 1938 65,677 H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G.

Review of the...

ONCE again the Board of Trade has issued its important and interesting Annual Blue Book, supplying all sorts of statistics and furnishing every possible information relative to the shipping casualties- and wrecks which take place each year...